Rev J N Manokaran

A young man was arguing with an insurance agent. “What is the profit of this insurance for me? Others will be benefited if I die.” The idea of insurance is to give benefits for the survivors of a person. In fact, it does not help the person who is paying a premium. However, those who […]

Recently, one evangelist claimed that a prominent politician along with his family – daughter and son-in-law have become disciples of Lord Jesus Christ. The very next day the politician gave a press statement denying that he had converted to be a Christian. Similar episodes happened earlier also. 1) Honour Privacy: When Nicodemus wanted to meet

Honourable Naaman was a powerful army commander in the Syrian army. Syria had fought against Israel during the days of Ahab and Jehoshaphat and won. (I Kings 22:35-36) However, he had leprosy that was not curable. God used simple people in his life to teach humility and true God. (II Kings 5:1-14) 1. A Slave

In Chennai, one person shared on television his experience of the flood that devastated many homes. “How I chose this home? I chose the marble for the floor, and the colour of paints for the walls, windows, and doors. I designed the balcony and the sit out. The interior decoration was done with utmost care

There was a fictional story in Malayalam about a District Collector (Commissioner) addressing a group of college students that became viral. One of the students asked why she was not using makeup(cosmetic) items, even the talcum powder. She responded: “I am from a tribal community. I lost my parents, who worked in mica mines, then

One of the special attributes of God is His relationship that is sealed by a covenant. God expects the following response from His people. (II Kings 17:35-40) “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” (Psalms 50:5) Those who accept Lord Jesus Christ are faithful ones. They have made

There are a lot of teachings about confessions that really confuse people. On one extreme, people are taught to always confess their sins, try to bring to memory all buried sins and confess. Another extreme is not to confess sins as all are already forgiven, just confess your wishes, dreams, desires…etc. 1) Confess our sins:

David was a man after God’s own heart. However, he blundered several times, violating the Law of God. Was he ignorant about the Law or was disobedient to the commandments of God? 1) Census: David commanded Joab to take the census of Israel. However, Joab was not willing and asked him not to do that.

The Ark of Covenant was captured by the Philistines when Eli was the priest and it was with them for seven months. (I Samuel 4: 11; 6:1)) The Philistine, to escape from plague, sent the Ark of Covenant to Israel on a new cart, pulled by two milk cows. It reached Beth-shemesh. The Levites took

In the last days Prophet Daniel stated that knowledge will increase and people will run here and there. (Daniel 12:4) The technological advancement of microchips, digitalization of information and the Internet have helped humanity to make huge strides in producing knowledge. People began to travel extensively around the world seeking knowledge to have a more